Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.
Chapter 123 The Way of a Wise King
Chapter 123 The Way of a Wise King
"Please speak, I'm listening." Jacaerys gradually adapted to the identity of the king. Now, the brown-black-haired boy has the demeanor of a king. Of course, what people are in awe of is probably not the crown on his head, but the Womax coiled behind him, and the dragon Zel Varezes with armor and a sword hanging beside him, and Wormisor, who looked down at everything in the Hall of Hundred Furnaces with contempt. It is undoubtedly the largest dragon in the world and the strongest dragon in the world. After all, it shot down Vhagar almost without any injury in front of tens of thousands of people, and killed the once largest dragon cleanly.
Simon Strong stated his request word by word: "Your Majesty, the Strong family has suffered too much betrayal, death and disaster since Jaehaerys I was granted the title of Harrenhal. Your Majesty, considering that the Strong family has always stood by you and the queen except for the traitor Larys, the Strong family is willing to give up the reward. We only ask that you re-confirm a patriarch for the Strong family and choose a new territory for the Strong family. For this, the Strong family is willing to give up Harrenhal and its affiliated territories."
Hearing that the Strong family was willing to give up the Harrenhal territory, the nobles began to whisper again. Lord Forrest Frey was somewhat tempted, but soon calmed down. Although the Frey family was despised by the nobles of the riverlands, they at least had hundreds of years of history. The Frey family also witnessed the strange changes of Harrenhal in the past hundred years. The entire family of the Hall family was burned to death by dragon flames, and the last member of the Koherlis family was castrated and killed by Harren the Red Heart in front of the heart tree. This ancient Valyrian family perished. The Harroway family was exterminated by Maegor during his reign, and the Tars family also died out after taking over this giant castle. Queen Rhaenaea, the wife of Aegon the Uncrowned, was eventually buried here. As for the Strong family, their miserable situation is obvious to all.
Lukamer Strong, who served as the Kingsguard, betrayed his oath and tarnished his white robe and the honor of the Strong family with a bunch of children. Lyonel Strong and Harwin Strong were mysteriously burned to death in a damp castle. Larys Strong was born with a disability and had made all kinds of calculations, but in the end he died under the dragon flame.
The once wealthy and powerful Strong family now only has two or three kittens left, and their wealth is almost gone.
Maybe the legendary curse of Harrenhal really exists? Anyway, when Lord Frey was tempted, his good friend Lord Petyr Piper and the little Lord Benjicol Blackwood stopped him. The nobles of the riverlands who fought alongside him now have a good impression of Lord Frey. Benjicol Blackwood even changed Lord Forrest Frey's nickname to "Knight" Frey together with Kermit Tully, the eldest son of Lord Elmon Tully, a very clever tall and thin boy.
This made Lord Frey very useful and grateful.
"I understand what you mean, Sir Simon." Jacaerys looked at Longzel beside him. Longzel thought for a moment and realized that he had the most unowned territories in the war. "If Sir Simon is willing, the Peake family's Dunstonbury and its surrounding territories can be exchanged for the Strong family, but the Strong family needs to swear allegiance to me."
"That's not a problem." Simon Strong was overjoyed, and he hurriedly pushed the young man out of the family. His son and nephew unfortunately died on the battlefield, and his grandnephew was unlucky enough to be doused with Vhagar's dragon blood, and died after wailing in the tent for a few days. Now, there was only one young man left in the Strong family.
Luca Strong, a tall, thin, snub-nosed, handsome 14-year-old boy, actually looks a bit like Jacaerys, but people automatically ignore this. After all, the one sitting on the throne really has a dragon.
"Very good, Luca Strong. In appreciation of your family's contributions, I approve your grandfather's request. The Strong family voluntarily offers Harrenhal and its surrounding territories. In exchange, Luca Strong will be named Earl of Dunstonbury and enjoy all the rights of Dunstonbury and its surrounding territories. As for Harrenhal, it will be temporarily made a crown territory until a family more suitable for it emerges. The royal family will use it as a reward to reward a loyal family."
"Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty." Luca Strong knelt on one knee, accepted the result of the territory exchange, and swore allegiance to Longzel.
Longzel also learned about Ali Rivers's whereabouts. She finally decided to leave Harrenhal and return to the Thousand Faces Island. The Green Man elders were willing to accept her on the condition that she taught the children of the Thousand Faces Island the witchcraft she mastered.
at this time.
In the northern team, Lord Domeric Bolton poked Ser Medirick Manderly beside him and whispered, "If I remember correctly, Dunstonbury was once the territory of the Manderly family." Medirick replied nonchalantly, "My family has been expelled from there by the Gardener King for centuries. The current Manderly family is the wolf's loyal dog. As for Dunstonbury, it must have been transformed beyond recognition by Peake."
House Manderly, the holder of White Harbor, is the only family in the North that believes in the Seven Gods and has knights. They were once great nobles in the Riverlands Kingdom and descendants of Garth Greenhand. The Gardener King was afraid of the power of House Manderly, and joined forces with House Peake to expel the Manderly family. The displaced Manderly family was eventually taken in by House Stark, King of Winter. The Wolf King generously granted the mermaids a large territory. From then on, House Manderly became one of the most loyal vassals of House Stark and an important barrier to the North.
The Great Trial ended with rewards and punishments. The nobles gradually dispersed, and Valar flew back to Dragon's Nest on his Silver Wing after the meeting.
Jacaerys and Longzier did not want to stop, and after a simple rest for one night in Harrenhal, Longzier took the young king and flew away from the castle. They were going to visit the villages destroyed by war, the surrendered castles in the West, and the towns ravaged by the plague.
A village on the banks of the Hongcha River, still emitting thick smoke.
Womax was playing with his tail outside the village out of boredom, and Womisole was watching Womax playing with his tail out of boredom.
But Jacaerys was already sitting on the ground at the entrance of the village, with Longzel sitting beside him. In front of the king was a simple bean soup, exactly the same as what the villagers in front of him were eating.
"There are no children in the village anymore, Your Majesty." A middle-aged man with a broken leg sighed and said, "When the dogs from the West came, they killed the men they saw and took away the women they saw. As you can see, Your Majesty, we no longer have enough manpower to plant the next batch of seeds."
The man was surrounded by a few elderly people, children, and a few old women. "Your Majesty, may the Seven Gods bless you. We and the nearby villages are in our current state." An old woman who looked respectable said with tears in her eyes. "Fortunately, our knight lord died, otherwise, we wouldn't even have any seeds left. Now it's better. We still have some seeds left, which can barely keep us for a while."
Jakaris silently picked up the bowl in his hand and took a big gulp of the bean soup. There was no salt at all. The beans had an indescribable taste. They were neither rotten nor hard. In short, the taste was terrible and it was difficult to fill his stomach.
"Are these your seeds and grains?" Jacaris looked at the bean soup and suddenly realized something.
The old woman sighed and nodded.
Jacaerys looked at Longzel: "Sir."
Longzel shook his head. "Xiaojie, this is your test. Knights collect taxes to provide services to the lords. This is the tradition of Westeros and the financial source of all the major families, including the royal family. You have to find a balance between the people's hunger, the lack of money in the treasury, and the alienation of the nobles."
"The compensation from the Western Territory."
Longzel gave Jacaris a look and sighed in his heart: "Jaccaris is a good boy and has the potential to become a truly good king. What a pity."
Jacaerys understood what Longzel meant. The compensation for the Western Territory would eventually be paid by the people of the respective territories and the miners of the gold mines. The nobles would not have to pay too much.
Although this also means that the tax source of the nobles has been destroyed, who cares about the future?
"I understand." Jacaerys looked at the people who gathered around him, and the ascetic monks among them, who devoured the bean soup brought to them in big mouthfuls.
"I will prepare food for everyone to survive the winter. Please believe me." Jacaerys promised everyone: "I will keep everyone alive through the winter. I swear in the name of the Seven Gods."
(End of this chapter)
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